Community Funding
This page contains information regarding grants and funding schemes available for communities and individuals in the Tararua District.
Tararua District Funders Forum
Tararua District Funders Forum is a free-to-attend event for anyone in the community wanting to connect with funders or learn more about the various funding opportunities available.
The 2024 Tararua District Funders Forum was held on Wednesday 9 October 2024 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm in the Pahiatua Town Hall, Corner of Main and Kiwi Streets, Pahiatua.
Couldn't make it? Download a copy of the event programme:
Event Programme for the 2024 Tararua District Funders Forum
Dates for the 2025 forum have not yet been announced.
The Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund
The Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund helps subsidise travel for teams participating in local sport competitions. The fund is open to rural sports clubs and rural school teams with young people aged between 5-19 years who require assistance with transport expenses to local sporting competitions.
2024 Applications closed Friday 10th May 2024.
The 2025 funding application round will take place in 2024 - dates will be published on this page once they have been confirmed.
Creative Communities Scheme
The Creative Communities New Zealand funding scheme has been established to provide support to arts and cultural activities taking place within a local area. The scheme supports a wide range of arts projects under the following art forms: craft/object arts, dance, inter-arts, literature, Maori arts, multi-art forms (including film, music, Pacific arts, theatre and visual arts.
This brochure (309KB pdf) tells you if your project can be funded through the Creative Communities Scheme and how to make an application.
This is the Creative Communities Application form.
For more information, contact: Scheme Administrator, Carole Wilton |
General Assistance Grants Schemes
The Dannevirke Community Board and Eketāhuna Community Board General Assistance Grants Schemes are currently closed.
Applications for financial assistance from these schemes will be invited once they reopen.
Horizons’ community grants
Horizons’ community grants provide funding and advice to community groups that are helping make this Region a great place to live, work and play. Horizons Community Grant webpage have a variety of grants that the public can apply for.
For further information, please contact Horizons Regional Council on 0508 800 800 or visit Grants and Sponsorship - Horizons Regional Council
Million Metres Streams Project
The Million Metres Streams Project is helping committed Kiwi's raise the money they need to get large scale tree planting happening along our waterways. More information can be found here: Million Metres Streams - SBN (sustainable.org.nz)
Te Awa Community Foundation
Te Awa Community Foundation covers the Horizons Region (Manawatū-Whanganui) including the seven cities and districts of Horowhenua, Palmerston North, Rangitikei, Ruapehu, Tararua and Whanganui.
The strength of community foundations is that all donations and bequests are invested and held as permanent endowments. An endowment is a fund with money in it, set up to provide long-term support for a particular non-profit organisation or cause. Each year, the income earned by endowments is available for grants to charities and organisations in the local community.
Te Awa in Tararua
Tararua District Council has worked with the Te Awa Community Foundation to create local funds that ensure people in our communities can give and invest for the benefit of the place where they live. Council has seed funded seven local Te Awa funds for communities across the district to donate or apply to.
Learn more about how you can donate to an existing fund or establish a new fund at: Te Awa Community Foundation (teawafoundation.org.nz)